Pereni Palace

Pereni Palace is the former palace and park of Baron Zhigmond Pereni.

The palace is considered one of the oldest buildings of this type in Transcarpathia. The building is quite large, massive, rectangular, and has two floors. The cornerstone quadrangular towers have an architectural and decorative purpose rather than a defensive one.

Numerous restorations and reconstructions have given the palace a baroque look, and now no one can say what it looked like in the original. On the front side there is a stylish portal, above it, on a high pediment, is the coat of arms of the Pereni barons. The roof is elevated, baroque, and covered with shingles. The walls of the palace are thick and massive, the rooms are relatively low, and the ceilings are vaulted. There are spacious vaulted basements under the building. The palace is located in an ancient park with many beautiful and rare trees (see Pereni Park). On the approach to the palace there are one-storey wings.

After the royal army stormed the castle in 1557, where Pereni was staying, the castle became uninhabitable. A lot of money was needed to restore it. The baron decided to build a palace in a town not far from the castle, so that in case of danger he could move to a more strategic and safer place. For this purpose, he chose an existing palace, which was built in the XIV century. Initially, it was a one-storey building, only in the XVII century a second floor was added, the towers on the corners acquired a beautiful finish, the central façade had a risalit and coat of arms, and figured gutters. The first floor was used for household needs, while the second floor had living quarters and a large hall. The latter had a fresco depicting Agasser and Queen Esther.

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